Mayer Hersh
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Born
31 August 1926
Herszkowicz
31 August 1926
Sieradz, Poland
Died8 October 2016 (aged 90)
Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England
KnownforAuschwitz concentration camp survivor
Parents
- Isaac Herszkowicz (father)
- Riwka Szczukowska (mother)
Mayer Hersh | |
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| Born | Herszkowicz 31 August 1926 Sieradz, Poland |
| Died | 8 October 2016 (aged 90) Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England |
| Known for | Auschwitz concentration camp survivor |
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Mayer Hersh MBE (31 August 1926 – 8 October 2016) was a Polish Jew who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp.[1] Born in Sieradz to a family of six siblings, only Mayer and his brother Jakob survived.[2][3] his father, mother and three other siblings were murdered in Chełmno extermination camp.
After World War II, Hersh lived in Manchester, England.[4] He was awarded an MBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to Holocaust education.[5][6]
Mayer died on 8 October 2016, at the age of 90.
